Thermal and thermochemical processes can be efficiently developed and carried out in
fluidized beds, due to the unique properties of fluidized suspensions of solid particles and to …

CO2 reutilization processes contribute to the mitigation of CO2 as a potent greenhouse gas
(GHG) through reusing and converting it into economically valuable chemical products …

The receiver/reactor engineering and radiative power distribution technology are still
challenging the development and rapid upscaling of solar thermal conversion and storage …

The path toward a greener economy is leading the world energy scenario to an ever-
increasing use of renewable energy sources. Concentrating Solar Thermal (CST) systems …

New analysis is presented identifying strong potential for Concentrating Solar Thermal
technology (CST) to be a cost-effective contributor to future sources of net zero-emissions …

We investigate the energy transport and heat transfer efficiency in turbulent Rayleigh–
Bénard (RB) convection laden with radiatively heated inertial particles. Direct numerical …

We investigate the dynamic couplings between particles and fluid in turbulent Rayleigh–
Bénard (RB) convection laden with isothermal inertial particles. Direct numerical simulations …

In the present study a novel directly-irradiated fluidized bed autothermal reactor (DIFBAR)
for solar-driven chemical processing is presented. The reactor exploits the very concept of …

The paper reports on the thermal performance of the sub-system for a solar thermal particle
technology used to generate high temperature air, including refractory-lined particle-laden …

We report a joint experimental and numerical study on the global thermal performance of a
novel windowless vortex-based cavity receiver for potential thermal processing of …